"For the second straight year, parents will have to wait longer than usual to complete the form that determines college students’ financial aid," WFIU Public Radio reports.

..."There are, however, five higher education groups that urged U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to extend the deadline this year if that will ensure a reliable process. 

The organizations are the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators; the  National College Attainment Network; the National Association for College Admission Counseling; the National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs; and the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. 

'Meeting deadlines is critically important; just as important is transparency about when deadlines will not be met,' the organizations wrote in a letter to Cardona."

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Publication Date: 8/9/2024